Finally, a shot of the new N20B20 4 cylinder turbo motor in its entirety

Finally, a shot of the new N20B20 4 cylinder turbo motor in its entirety

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Finally, a shot of the new N20B20 4 cylinder turbo motor in its entirety

The vast majority of BMW blogs and sites on the net posted pictures of the N20 sitting in an engine bay with a plastic cover. That did not do much for us to be able to see the actual motor. Well, a shot of the motor has surfaced that also reveals the size of the intercooler. This is all we have so far but we are hoping more photos and details of the motor will surface soon.

lol was the twin scroll really necessary for such a small turbo. esp when its a 4 cylinder too haha. a very small intercooler as well. is it a 2 liter?
compared to my gti... this is very interesting without a doubt.

It isn't necessary, but definitely is a worthwhile thing for decreasing spool time.

Wonder what the intake plumbing looks like. Hopefully this motor comes with beefy internals and lots of margin for tuning from the fuel system.

The exhaust manifold seems to be well designed with individual primaries, probably for the twin scroll exhaust housing on the turbo. The intercooler is not that small for a 2 liter, its about the same size as the N54 IC hah...

crap man, i hope not that much! if i get an e46 m3 these new 328's will cream me ... looks like i need HPF

Or just man up and get a 335! If I could do it all over again, I probably would wait for the 328, but the 335 is a beast, just doesn't get the mielage that Im used to. Makes me wonder how this new motor will compare to the upcoming Golf R....170Kw is 227 HP? I hope that's to the wheels!

I wonder what the internals can handle, block is probably stout. Would be nice to see 20+ psi on this thing with stock turbo and engine with just chip and meth, somewhere in the 320-350 whp range would be super fun in a 128i.